The Syria-Turkey border crisis triggered by the US continues to create political reverberations in the rising powers. On October 7, 2019, United States President Donald…
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The dates were announced late and the meeting was dubbed an informal summit, but on October 11-12, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime…
The 74th Assembly of the United Nations General Assembly opened on September 17, 2019, with the high-level debates following on September 24. The first Youth…
RPI Director Deepa M. Ollapally gave a talk entitled “Comparative Foreign Policies of Rising Powers” to more than 200 students and faculty at Christ University…
On September 14, 2019, a large oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia was incapacitated in a drone attack. The Saudi Aramco facility in Abqaiq is…
In the field of early childhood development, the wellbeing of primary caregivers has increasingly received attention as a means to ensure that they are providing…
In the past few years, my professional work and academic studies with specialization on early education exposed me to the importance of maternal/caregiver wellbeing and…
Heads of state from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States convened in Biarritz, France, for the annual Group of…
Increased use of contraception can delay childbearing, space births, and limit completed family size. This results in a decline in fertility leading to economic improvements,…
Over half of women and almost a quarter of men in India are anemic.Although pregnant women have the highest prevalence of anemia and are often…
The police are a primary stakeholders when it comes to mitigating violence against women (VAW), such as rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence. More importantly,…
One of most the exciting things about going to the field is the anticipation: you meet new people, visit new places, have new conversations, and…
On July 10-11, 2019, representatives from China, Russia, and the United States convened in Beijing to discuss and coordinate their efforts in the Afghan Peace…
RPI Director Deepa Ollapally spoke at a Women in International Security roundtable entitled “Gender and Great Power Competition Policy” at the Embassy of Liechtenstein on…
On June 28-29, 2019, delegations from the member states of the Group of Twenty (G20) convened in Osaka, Japan, for their annual summit amidst heightened…
